342  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.





          Liber M M Thomas Carleton
                    agt      the defts by Keneim Cheseldyn their Attorny ap
                 John Hall and peare & continued untill next Court.
                 Robert Morgan

                 Josias ifendall
                    agt
                 John Allen        Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny appeares
                 Jno Beamont & imparles untill next Court.
                    agt
                 John Allen

                 Edmund Hirchman
                              the def by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny ap
                    agt      peares & imples untill next Court.
                 Samuel Hatton

                 Daniel Jenifer Wm Smith late of Talbott County otherwise called
                   agt Wm Smith of Talbott County in the Province of
               Wm Smith    Maryland Planter was Sumoned to answer unto
                           Daniel Jenifer in a plea that he render unto him
                           Seven hundred pounds of tobacco which to him he
                           oweth & unjustly deteineth
                   And whereupon the said Daniel by Robert Carvile his Attorny Saith
                 that whereas the Said William Smith upon the 13th day of December
                 in the yeare of Our Lord 1672 by his certaine bill or writeing Obliga
                 tory. Sealed with the Seale of him the said Wm and here in Court
                 produced whose date is the day and yeare abovesaid did con fesse
                 himselfe to awe & Stand indebted unto the said Daniel in the full &
                 just Summe or quantity of Seven hundred pounds of good Sound
                 merchantable tobacco in caske to be paid to the said Daniel before
                 or upon the tenth day of October next ensueing the date of the Said
                 bill Yet notwithstanding the said Wm the Said Summe of Seven hun
                 dred pounds of tobacco to him the Said Daniel though often there-
                 unto requested hath not paid but the Same to him to pay hath denyed
                 and Still doth deny whereupon the Said Daniel Saith he is damp
                 nified & hath losse to the value of One thousand pounds of tobacco
                 & thereupon he bringeth his Suite
                   And the said William by Vincent Lowe his Attorny cometh &
                 defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith nothing in barr
                 of the action aforesaid of the said Daniel by which the Said Daniel
                 remaineth against the said Wm thereof undefended Therefore it is
                 considered by the Court here that the said Daniel recover against
                 the said William Smith the Summe of Seaven hundred pounds of
             p. 257 tob. the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of foure hundred eighty
                 Seaven pounds of tobacco for his cost and charges in this behalfe
                 laid Out & expended & the Said William in mercy.